What Cleveland kidnappings can teach parents

1:51 PM,
May 16, 2013

Written by

Jack Levin

First lady Michelle Obama spoke for many Americans when she referred to the Cleveland kidnapping case as "a parent's worst nightmare." The fact that the three female victims were found a decade after they disappeared is truly reason for celebration and hope. But three key areas deserve more attention to try to prevent such kidnappings from happening in the future.

Missing children: First, we need to put the Cleveland case in perspective. Up to 800,000 children go missing every year. Most are runaways or have been kidnapped by a parent during a child custody battle. In these cases, the child's ...